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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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